LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin

Key facts

Type

Commercial passenger airship

National origin

Germany

Manufacturer

Luftschiffbau Zeppelin

Designer

Ludwig Dürr

Status

scrapped March 1940

Owners

Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft from 1935, Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei

Construction number

LZ 127

Registration

D-LZ 127

Radio code

DENNE

Total hours

17,177

Total distance

1.7 million km (1.1 million mi)

Introduction date

11 October 1928

First flight